UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, two killed (Reuters)

Reuters – A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc crashed shortly after takeoff into a military compound near Dubai’s airport on Friday, killing two crew members, authorities said.
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Biden launches new US mission in Iraq (AFP)

AFP – Vice President Joe Biden launched a new American military mission in Iraq on Wednesday, opening up a fresh phase in a seven-year deployment that has cost the lives of more than 4,400 US troops.

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US looks at bolstering funding for Yemeni military (AFP)

AFP – US commanders have proposed spending up to 1.2 billion dollars over five years on Yemen’s security forces, reflecting US worries about Al-Qaeda’s presence in the region, officials said Thursday.

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Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Military veterans with
post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are more likely to develop
dementia than those without the disorder, according to researchers at a
Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas.
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For Gates the US war in Iraq is over but cloud remains (AFP)

AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that America’s war in Iraq is over but admitted that the outcome will remain “clouded” by the reason it was waged in the first place.

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US forces officially begin new Iraq mission: Biden (AFP)

AFP – US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that American forces had begun a new mission in Iraq, a day after the US combat role in the war-torn country officially came to an end.

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‘Independent’ Iraq up to job as US ends combat: PM (AFP)

AFP – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday that Iraq’s own soldiers and police were capable of defending a “sovereign and independent” country as American forces ended seven years of combat operations.

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As US military bases close, Iraqis left behind (AP)

AP – Just about every man from the village of al-Faris has worked at the nearby Taji military base. The American money and influence is seen in the new cars, the additions to houses, even the billiards hall with a guitar from an American soldier.

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US remains at forefront of Iraq’s ‘trigger line’ (AFP)

AFP – When the US army ends its Iraq combat mission this week, Captain TJ Tepley will stay on the frontline — keeping the peace at the centre of what commanders say is the country’s biggest challenge.

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China announces navy drill ahead of U.S. show of force (Reuters)

Reuters – The Chinese navy will hold a live-ammunition exercise in the Yellow Sea, where Washington and Seoul announced their own plan for a military exercise that has riled Beijing, China’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
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